The significance of pelvic fin flexibility for tree climbing fish
详细信息 查看全文
- 作者：Adhityo Wicaksonoa ; Saifullah Hidayatb ; Yudithia Damayantia ; b ; Desmond Soo Mun Jinc ; Erly Sintyaa ; Bambang Retnoajib ; bambang.retnoaji@ugm.ac.id" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Parvez Alama ; parvez.alam@abo.fi" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; shantanou@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Mudskipper ; Mucosal secretion ; Stefan adhesion ; Biomechanical attachment ; Pelvic fin flexibility
- 刊名：Zoology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：December 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：119
- 期：6
- 页码：511-517
- 全文大小：1553 K
文摘
- •
Tree climbing fish have split pelvic fins while land walking fish have fused pelvic fins.
- •
Tree climbing fish have larger areas of web to ray than land walking fish.
- •
Finite element analyses confirm that the pelvic fins of tree climbing fish are more flexible than those of land walking fish.
- •
Tree climbing fish have frictional resistance 2.5 fold higher than land walking fish.
- •
Pelvic fin flexibility improves lateral attachment through Stefan adhesion.